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[quote="“Empress Brosephine”" post="“474193879”"] Netflix and Amazon are the big ones. Hulu does also right? [/quote] Of course Amazon isn’t available for the AppleTV yet. But that’s why we’re now talking around in circles. The current thinking is that Amazon will be a launch title on a 5th gen that supports 4K.
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Empress Brosephine posted:Netflix and Amazon are the big ones. Hulu does also right? That would be funny if they streamed 4k video with stereo sound [which they will totally do if they start supporting 4k]
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Jul 9, 2017 21:32
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This is an almost trivial annoyance, but is there a way to wake the remote without clicking a button that performs an action?
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Jul 22, 2017 17:19
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I think if your aTV is already on but the remote isn't the first time you press a button it will just connect and that's it? Like sometimes in the morning I'll use the remote app on my phone to turn the TV on before I go downstairs, then grab the actual remote and I'll get a little connected Notification in the corner when I hit a button.
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Jul 22, 2017 19:33
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ManSedan posted:I think if your aTV is already on but the remote isn't the first time you press a button it will just connect and that's it?
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Jul 22, 2017 21:53
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WithoutTheFezOn posted:Sometimes it does and sometimes not. Maybe I should look toward the harmony hub setup first. I press the touchpad. It wakes the ATV without performing an action.
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Jul 23, 2017 01:35
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Maybe press the volume button?
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Jul 23, 2017 01:46
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jabro posted:I press the touchpad. It wakes the ATV without performing an action. I think the issue is the opposite. The ATV is on, but the remote is sleeping. That can happen if you use HDMI CEC and turn on the TV or if it's part of a Harmony Remote/Hub activity. You have to click the touchpad to wake up the remote, but unfortunately it will do a "click" in the context of whatever screen is up on the ATV. Personally, I do what gret does: press up on the volume button (and then down to put it back). It really is a minor, but it's still annoying.
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Jul 23, 2017 03:42
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Proteus Jones posted:I think the issue is the opposite. The ATV is on, but the remote is sleeping. Part of my Harmony event is “power on Apple TV”. I suppose I could take that out and always have to click in exchange for knowing the click won’t perform an action. Or just live with the volume button press.
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Jul 23, 2017 04:11
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Wouldn't you only ever wake the remote by trying to do something? Just do what you want to do and it'll work after a short delay during which it's turning on.
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I Am Crake posted:Wouldn't you only ever wake the remote by trying to do something? Just do what you want to do and it'll work after a short delay during which it's turning on. No the problem is that the touchpad doesn't function until the remote wakes up. So if you go to start scrolling through Netflix, nothing happens until you actually press a button. It's pretty annoying. I usually just hit the volume button.
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Jul 23, 2017 14:13
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Yeah, as good as the Harmony remotes are, you can't replicate the swiping function for a lot of apps. I usually just use the Harmony to kick off the Activity and then use the ATV remote for everything else.
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Jul 23, 2017 17:09
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Mahoning posted:No the problem is that the touchpad doesn't function until the remote wakes up. So if you go to start scrolling through Netflix, nothing happens until you actually press a button. It's pretty annoying. I usually just hit the volume button. Ah, that makes sense! My remote only ever goes to sleep if I'm using the ATV to airplay music, so I just wake it with the home button because it doesn't interrupt anything.
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Jul 24, 2017 14:41
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Is there some compromise between subsuming family members' account under one credit card in Family Sharing and just handing over your login on Apple TV so everyone can share their movie collections? The latter is a pain, because you manually have to switch and risk buying or renting on the wrong account, and the family plan seems to be more for parents with small kids with only one credit card. What do you do to share iTunes movies between members' Apple TV?
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Jul 25, 2017 14:20
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ufarn posted:Is there some compromise between subsuming family members' account under one credit card in Family Sharing and just handing over your login on Apple TV so everyone can share their movie collections? Just have everyone on the family sharing. If you can't trust someone to be an adult and not buy all the Sharknados then maybe don't them put them on. Sorry, Uncle Rico.
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Jul 26, 2017 01:55
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Oh Jesus, they updated the Netflix app, and now whatever show/movie you have highlighted, a video preview/montage thing starts playing. Please Netflix, you eat up enough of my not-unlimited home internet, don't auto-play annoying video nobody asked for.
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Jul 28, 2017 01:38
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But everyone in California has unlimited data, I don't understand.
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Jul 28, 2017 01:40
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sure would be nice to have that amazon app or any of the other apps that are on platforms like fire tv (TCM)
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Jul 28, 2017 18:39
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Empress Brosephine posted:sure would be nice to have that amazon app or any of the other apps that are on platforms like fire tv (TCM) Amazon will almost certainly be released in September when tvOS 11 is released.
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Jul 29, 2017 22:10
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Someone in another Apple thread mentioned Vudu is likely coming at the same time. It makes me curious if there's something specific about the upcoming tvOS 11 update or the (probable) 4k Apple TV that satisfied the longtime concerns of these services.
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Jul 31, 2017 18:18
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It's about money. There was no technical reason Amazon video couldn't have been on the ATV 2, 3, or 4.
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Jul 31, 2017 19:22
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Yeah, it's possible that once they figured out whatever deal they've got with Amazon they offered it to other platforms as well. 100% business decision though since other than the Apple TV Amazon seems to put their app on every other piece of consumer electronics more powerful than a remote control.
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Jul 31, 2017 19:44
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I would really, really love it if my HD movies on iTunes automatically updated to 4K, but I guess the chances are remote.
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Aug 1, 2017 04:38
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Physical UHD movies cost a solid ~$10 more than Blu-rays; GotG cost ~£40 on Amazon UK until recently when they tweaked the price. I can't imagine it's just the additional disc, so it'll probably end up being a separate purchase than includes lower-quality versions.
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Aug 1, 2017 12:40
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Rick Sanchez posted:I would really, really love it if my HD movies on iTunes automatically updated to 4K, but I guess the chances are remote. It's not *entirely* outside the realm of possibility. I could be recalling incorrectly, but I thought the format that got streamed/downloaded was whatever your hardware could handle. For instance the first 2 generations of ATV were 720p. However if you got a gen3 ATV, all those movies would now stream to it in 1080p.
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Aug 1, 2017 13:20
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Anyone else having problems with Netflix on their ATV4 lately? I’m getting random buffering, sudden audio drop-outs, audio from later in the episode playing over the current audio, and all sorts of weird poo poo. Like 20-30times an hour. No problems with Netflix on any other devices, and no problems streaming in any other app on the ATV.
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Aug 2, 2017 03:59
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Choadmaster posted:Anyone else having problems with Netflix on their ATV4 lately? I was watching something earlier and it would buffer for about 1 second ever 30 seconds. It was super annoying. Haven't tried it since.
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Aug 2, 2017 04:11
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Getting issues similar to the above on Hulu. I have fiber drat it! 
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Aug 4, 2017 03:41
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In other news, 4K ATV with support for HDR confirmed.
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Choadmaster posted:In other news, 4K ATV with support for HDR confirmed. That remote looks like it will have a retina (because why not), display. At a guess I'm thinking there will be an API so the layout of buttons will change depending on app or context. If the Amazon Prime Video app drops on release, this looks like it may displace the Shield TV as my primary video device.
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Proteus Jones posted:That remote looks like it will have a retina (because why not), display. At a guess I'm thinking there will be an API so the layout of buttons will change depending on app or context. If the Amazon Prime Video app drops on release, this looks like it may displace the Shield TV as my primary video device. That's just a fan mockup, the only thing we have right now is code small code snippets from an unrelated firmware update.
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FCKGW posted:That's just a fan mockup, the only thing we have right now is code small code snippets from an unrelated firmware update.  I was hoping it was marketing renders.
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Aug 6, 2017 07:08
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We just got an Apple TV and while it's helped my family cut cable, the remote sucks so much. This was quite a surprise to me, given how natural the idea seemed. But even after playing with the remote sensitivity options, there's too many ways to mess up your viewing via the trackpad. While I had some problems with it, my parents had a nightmarish time because they'd accidentally flick the touch pad and do *something* It's a shame that all our Apple TV input is done by an incredibly unsexy RCA universal remote now. But it's so far the most user friendly to the 'ol man.
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If you want to look into it, I’m pretty sure the old model remotes (called just “Apple Remote” and easy to get for $19 or less) work with the new model box. Obviously you won’t get all the functionality. E: yeah they work, according to Apple’s support site. WithoutTheFezOn fucked around with this message at 04:43 on Aug 9, 2017 |
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And there's a remote app for the iPhone which makes searching for things easier. I don't dislike the touchpad remote personally.
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Aug 9, 2017 04:47
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Generic universal remotes work just fine. The problem is you lose swipe actions in apps that use them, though if all you're doing is watching stuff, this probably doesn't matter.
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Aug 9, 2017 14:04
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I use the logitech harmony on mine and it works well. My only complaint is you cant fast forward with it since the new apple tv uses swipe to fast forward. It might just be a mapping issue on the remote that I could resolve by linking a button to that action, but I havent taken the time to dig into it.
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Aug 9, 2017 14:21
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In ios 11 you can put quick remote access in the control center which makes using your phone as the remote a lot more practical
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Aug 9, 2017 14:39
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It's so easy to gently caress up a podcast while it's playing by just touching the remote. It seems like it will start over or jump to the next one on a dime.
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I used to dislike the new remote vehemently but I've since grown to, if not like, then at least tolerate it. Actually the biggest compliment I can give it is that after a while I stopped thinking about it altogether (other than when it fell between the couch cushions and I couldn't find it). Granted that's just my experience but I think a lot of it is just learning how sensitive it is and adjusting to using it at which point it becomes second nature. Not trying to handwave anyone's criticisms of the device though. I suspect it may vary wildly depending on how you use the box. I never listen to podcasts on it, for example, so maybe if I did I would be cursing to this day. Getting a sideclick remote for it made my life much more bearable though. I hated needing to have two remotes handy. While this is still technically two remotes I love that they snap together and I can control my TV's volume, etc, without having to hunt for a second remote. It also helped the "which way is up?" thing that happens with the ATV4 remote a lot. some kinda jackal fucked around with this message at 15:21 on Aug 9, 2017 |
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